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Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO – Stocks Start to Fall

August 24, 2011 No Comments

We all knew this was going to happen sooner or later. Steve Jobs has finally stepped down as CEO of Apple, Inc. most likely due to persistent health reasons. What will this mean for Apple and their competitors? There are tons of questions up in the air as Apple Stocks fell about 5% minutes after […]

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Ever Wondered How Rovio Creates an Angry Birds Level?

August 24, 2011 2 Comments

Angry Birds has become a must have on mobile platforms these days. People just can’t seem to resist knocking around those green pigs using different birds, ehich is why Rovio is constantly updating the game to include new content and keep players interested. Some levels of Angry Bird seem so complex that you have to […]

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Creator of Dilbert Accepts Brandon Watson’s Challenge

July 28, 2011 No Comments

Scott Adams, the creator of Dilbert recently vented on his blog about his experiences with smartphones. In a bold move, Brandon Watson, Director of Developer Experience for Windows Phone commented on his blog post with a little challenge. He challenged Scott Adams to try a Windows Phone 7 device running Mango and see if Windows […]

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New HTML5 Speed Test, The Battle Continues

July 13, 2011 No Comments

If you have been following along on the happenings of Windows Phone for a while then you know that at Mix11 Joe Belfiore showcased the difference in browser speed working at tht time with the latest Mango build for Windows Phone 7, an iPhone 4 and an Android device.  The video clocked the iPhone speed […]

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Augmented Reality Licensing Agreement Signed by Microsoft

July 13, 2011 No Comments

Mobile Augmented reality, a concept by the GeoVector corp. that allows you to use your mobile device to explore the things around you by using your phone’s camera has been licensed by Microsoft. The main way that this technology is being used is  through the pointing option which lets you point your phone at an object […]

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Penny Arcade: The Fruit of Another – Gabe Picks Windows Phone

July 12, 2011 No Comments

This hilarious cartoon pictured above is the latest creation from the Penny Arcade. You can see from the cartoon that Gabe has chosen Windows Phone and Tycho really disapproves of his choice. I think it’s not only funny but at the same time probably how tons of iPhone users actually feel when they see someone using […]

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Study Shows Android Phones to be the Leader in Faulty Smartphones

June 27, 2011 1 Comment

In a not so surprising turn of events, a study by WDS done over the course of a year based on technical support calls has determined that of all major smartphones , Android is the one most likely to have some type of hardware malfunction. The study examined 600,000 calls and 14% of them were […]

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Nokia Hopes to Build Hype for First Windows Phone 7 Device

June 20, 2011 1 Comment

  Nokia has a great deal riding on the success of their Windows Phone 7 devices due to be released this Fall.  Nokia employees know that their very lively hood could rest on the success of this partnership. “If we can build the same hype around our first Windows Phone as Apple does about iPhone…” […]

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Windows Phone 7 vs iPhone on Fox 5 DC Smart Phone Zone (Video)

June 17, 2011 6 Comments

It’s awesome to see good press about Windows Phone 7 on something that regular non-techie people watch. Fox 5 pits the Windows Phone 7 vs iPhone and android and really compare them on a couple of variables like battery life and features. They even call out iPhone and Apple for making announcements on features that […]

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Windows Phone Mango will Have More Integrated Features than iPhone

June 13, 2011 No Comments

If you didn’t already know, there is a battle for OS supremacy and while there are more contenders people seem to constantly pit Windows Phone 7 and iOS against each other. In the latest battle, winphone7.info created a chart displaying the features of Windows Phone 7 (with Mango), iPhone and iPad (both running iOS5) and […]

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Nokia Lumia 900 Launching Early 2012 in the US With Tango (Specs)

  BGR has inside information regarding Nokia’s launch of Windows Phones in the US. With this comes new that...

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